Main content

Peace Action Center Records

Notifications

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore 19081-1399

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

The Peace Action Center began in 1961 as a continuation of the vigil at Fort Detrick, Md. Peace activists had sponsored a continuous vigil as early as 1959 seeking the abandonment of biological weapons and appealed for the conversion of the fort into a world health center. The Peace Action Center included cooperative living quarters for the staff of religious pacifists, mostly Quakers. PAC staff including Lawrence Scott, director, and Jack L. Bagley, Sarah Bishop, Florence Y. Carpenter, Bertha Faust, William R. Martin, Gelston McNeil, and Patricia Parkman. The PAC disbanded in the fall 1963.

The collection is unprocessed. It includes PAC administrative records: history of the organization; minutes of internal meetings; financial records; and correspondence. There is material about PAC connections with other peace groups and material about PAC activities.

The collection is loosely organized as follows: general information about PAC activities; financial records; general correspondence; information about contact with other peace groups; additional information about PAC activities.

Guide to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, 2nd ed., p. 52.

Gift of Lawrence Scott in 1975. Gift of Washington Peace Center, 2010

This collection is unprocessed.

Publisher
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

All or part of this collection is stored off-site. Contact Swarthmore College Peace Collection staff at peacecollection@swarthmore.edu at least two weeks in advance of visit to request boxes.

Copyright to the Peace Action Center records created by the organization has been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Copyright to all other materials is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Use Restrictions

None.

Collection Inventory

History of Peace Action Center.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Minutes of Committee, February 2, 1961 – September 28, 1963.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Memos, August 1, 1960 – April 30, 1962.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Memos, May 2, 1962 – October 21, 1963.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Organization of files.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Tax and Business, tax refusal.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Tax and Business, tax exemptions and returns.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Tax and Business, Charitable Solicitations Act.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Tax and Business, business correspondence.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Tax and Business, medical care.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Tax and Business, zoning.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Financial records, financial statements.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Financial records, general journal, 1962.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Financial records, County Federal Savings and Loan Association.
Box DG 093: 1 [off-site box SCPC-3668]
Financial records, bills paid, 1961 (February-August).
Box DG 093: 2 [off-site box SCPC-3669]
Financial records, bills paid, 1961 (September).
Box DG 093: 2 [off-site box SCPC-3669]
Financial records, bills paid, 1961 (October-December).
Box DG 093: 2 [off-site box SCPC-3669]
Financial records, bills paid, 1962 (January-February).
Box DG 093: 2 [off-site box SCPC-3669]
Financial records, bills paid, 1962 (March).
Box DG 093: 2 [off-site box SCPC-3669]
Financial records, bills paid, 1962 (April).
Box DG 093: 2 [off-site box SCPC-3669]
Financial records, bills paid, 1962 (May).
Box DG 093: 2 [off-site box SCPC-3669]
Financial records, bills paid, 1962 (June).
Box DG 093: 2 [off-site box SCPC-3669]
Financial records, bills paid, 1962 (July).
Box DG 093: 2 [off-site box SCPC-3669]
Financial records, bills paid, 1962 (August).
Box DG 093: 2 [off-site box SCPC-3669]
Financial records, bills paid, 1962 (September).
Box DG 093: 3 [off-site box SCPC-3670]
Financial records, bills paid, 1962 (October).
Box DG 093: 3 [off-site box SCPC-3670]
Financial records, bills paid, 1962 (November).
Box DG 093: 3 [off-site box SCPC-3670]
Financial records, bills paid, 1962 (December).
Box DG 093: 3 [off-site box SCPC-3670]
Financial records, bills paid, 1963 (January).
Box DG 093: 3 [off-site box SCPC-3670]
Financial records, bills paid, 1963 (February).
Box DG 093: 3 [off-site box SCPC-3670]
Financial records, bills paid, 1963 (March-April).
Box DG 093: 3 [off-site box SCPC-3670]
Financial records, bills paid, 1963 (May-June).
Box DG 093: 3 [off-site box SCPC-3670]
Financial records, bills paid, 1963 (July).
Box DG 093: 3 [off-site box SCPC-3670]
Financial records, bills paid, 1963 (August-September).
Box DG 093: 3 [off-site box SCPC-3670]
Financial records, bills paid, 1963 (October).
Box DG 093: 3 [off-site box SCPC-3670]
Financial records, invoices, 1961.
Box DG 093: 4 [off-site box SCPC-3671]
Financial records, invoices, January-October 15, 1962.
Box DG 093: 4 [off-site box SCPC-3671]
Financial records, invoices, October 18, 1962 – May 11, 1963.
Box DG 093: 4 [off-site box SCPC-3671]
Financial records, invoices; checks, (May 13-October 15, 1963; May 1-November 10, 1961).
Box DG 093: 4 [off-site box SCPC-3671]
Financial records, checks, November 16, 1961 – January 31, 1963.
Box DG 093: 4 [off-site box SCPC-3671]
Financial records, checks, January 31-October 31, 1963.
Box DG 093: 4 [off-site box SCPC-3671]
Financial records, ledger; cash receipts, (April 24, 1961 – December 29, 1962; March 10, 1961 – April 17, 1963).
Box DG 093: 4 [off-site box SCPC-3671]

General Correspondence, re committee membership.
Box DG 093: 5 [off-site box SCPC-3672]
General Correspondence, officials, A – J.
Box DG 093: 5 [off-site box SCPC-3672]
General Correspondence, officials, K – Z.
Box DG 093: 5 [off-site box SCPC-3672]
General Correspondence, A – Anderson.
Box DG 093: 5 [off-site box SCPC-3672]
General Correspondence, Andrews – Aw.
Box DG 093: 5 [off-site box SCPC-3672]
General Correspondence, B – Bea.
Box DG 093: 5 [off-site box SCPC-3672]
General Correspondence, Bec – Bl.
Box DG 093: 5 [off-site box SCPC-3672]
General Correspondence, Bo – Bra.
Box DG 093: 5 [off-site box SCPC-3672]
General Correspondence, Bri – Bron.
Box DG 093: 5 [off-site box SCPC-3672]
General Correspondence, Brooks – Cad.
Box DG 093: 6 [off-site box SCPC-3673]
General Correspondence, Cal – Cha.
Box DG 093: 6 [off-site box SCPC-3673]
General Correspondence, Che – Cor.
Box DG 093: 6 [off-site box SCPC-3673]
General Correspondence, Cot – De.
Box DG 093: 6 [off-site box SCPC-3673]
General Correspondence, Di – El.
Box DG 093: 6 [off-site box SCPC-3673]
General Correspondence, Em – Fl.
Box DG 093: 6 [off-site box SCPC-3673]
General Correspondence, Fo – Fu.
Box DG 093: 6 [off-site box SCPC-3673]
General Correspondence, G.
Box DG 093: 6 [off-site box SCPC-3673]
General Correspondence, H – Ha.
Box DG 093: 7 [off-site box SCPC-3674]
General Correspondence, He – Hi.
Box DG 093: 7 [off-site box SCPC-3674]
General Correspondence, Ho – Hupp.
Box DG 093: 7 [off-site box SCPC-3674]
General Correspondence, Hut – Ja.
Box DG 093: 7 [off-site box SCPC-3674]
General Correspondence, Je – Ka.
Box DG 093: 7 [off-site box SCPC-3674]
General Correspondence, Ke – Ky.
Box DG 093: 7 [off-site box SCPC-3674]
General Correspondence, La.
Box DG 093: 7 [off-site box SCPC-3674]
General Correspondence, Le – Long.
Box DG 093: 7 [off-site box SCPC-3674]
General Correspondence, Loomis – Ly.
Box DG 093: 8 [off-site box SCPC-3675]
General Correspondence, M – Ma.
Box DG 093: 8 [off-site box SCPC-3675]
General Correspondence, Mc –Mitch.
Box DG 093: 8 [off-site box SCPC-3675]
General Correspondence, Mob – Moy.
Box DG 093: 8 [off-site box SCPC-3675]
General Correspondence, Mu – Ny.
Box DG 093: 8 [off-site box SCPC-3675]
General Correspondence, O.
Box DG 093: 8 [off-site box SCPC-3675]
General Correspondence, P – Pa.
Box DG 093: 8 [off-site box SCPC-3675]
General Correspondence, Pe – Pl.
Box DG 093: 9 [off-site box SCPC-3676]
General Correspondence, Po – Pu.
Box DG 093: 9 [off-site box SCPC-3676]
General Correspondence, Marjory Pratt, separate accession.
Box DG 093: 9 [off-site box SCPC-3676]
General Correspondence, Ra – Re.
Box DG 093: 9 [off-site box SCPC-3676]
General Correspondence, Ri – Ry.
Box DG 093: 9 [off-site box SCPC-3676]
General Correspondence, S – Sa.
Box DG 093: 9 [off-site box SCPC-3676]
General Correspondence, Sc – Sh.
Box DG 093: 9 [off-site box SCPC-3676]
General Correspondence, Si – So.
Box DG 093: 9 [off-site box SCPC-3676]
General Correspondence, Sp – Ss.
Box DG 093: 9 [off-site box SCPC-3676]
General Correspondence, Sta – Sti.
Box DG 093: 10 [off-site box SCPC-3677]
General Correspondence, Sto – Te.
Box DG 093: 10 [off-site box SCPC-3677]
General Correspondence, Th – Ty.
Box DG 093: 10 [off-site box SCPC-3677]
General Correspondence, U – V.
Box DG 093: 10 [off-site box SCPC-3677]
General Correspondence, W – War.
Box DG 093: 10 [off-site box SCPC-3677]
General Correspondence, Wash – Wilk.
Box DG 093: 10 [off-site box SCPC-3677]
General Correspondence, Will – Worr.
Box DG 093: 10 [off-site box SCPC-3677]
General Correspondence, Wr – Z.
Box DG 093: 11 [off-site box SCPC-3678]
Acts for Peace.
Box DG 093: 11 [off-site box SCPC-3678]
American Association of Scientific Workers.
Box DG 093: 11 [off-site box SCPC-3678]
American Civil Liberties Union.
Box DG 093: 11 [off-site box SCPC-3678]
American Friends Service Committee, 1960 - 1962 (May).
Box DG 093: 11 [off-site box SCPC-3678]
American Friends Service Committee, 1962 (June) - 1963.
Box DG 093: 11 [off-site box SCPC-3678]
American Friends Service Committee, Mid-Atlantic Region.
Box DG 093: 11 [off-site box SCPC-3678]
American Friends Service Committee: Peace Education Committee, 1960 - 1961 (March).
Box DG 093: 11 [off-site box SCPC-3678]
American Friends Service Committee: Peace Education Committee, 1961 (May-July).
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
American Friends Service Committee: Peace Education Committee, 1961 (August-December).
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
American Friends Service Committee: Peace Education Committee, 1962-1963.
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
American Friends Service Committee: Program on Non-Violence Committee.
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
Antioch Peace Group.
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
Arms Control and Peace Research.
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
The Bank of Interchange.
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
Brethren Service Commission.
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
The Center for Research on Conflict Resolution.
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
Civil Defense Protest Committee.
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
Committee of Correspondence.
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
Committee for Informed Opinion on Nuclear Arms.
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
Conscientious Objectors Central Committee.
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
Committee for Nuclear Disarmament: Campaign Caravan.
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
Committee for Nonviolent Action, 1959 - 1961 (March).
Box DG 093: 12 [off-site box SCPC-3679]
Committee for Nonviolent Action, 1961 (April-September).
Box DG 093: 13 [off-site box SCPC-3680]
Committee for Nonviolent Action, 1961 (October-December).
Box DG 093: 13 [off-site box SCPC-3680]
Committee for Nonviolent Action, 1962 (January-August).
Box DG 093: 13 [off-site box SCPC-3680]
Committee for Nonviolent Action, 1962 (September) - 1963 (February).
Box DG 093: 13 [off-site box SCPC-3680]
Committee for Nonviolent Action, 1963 (March-December).
Box DG 093: 13 [off-site box SCPC-3680]
Committee for Nonviolent Action, New England.
Box DG 093: 13 [off-site box SCPC-3680]
Committee for Nonviolent Action, West.
Box DG 093: 13 [off-site box SCPC-3680]
Committee for a World Constitutional Convention.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Committee for World Development and World Disarmament.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Commonwealth of World Citizens.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Community Living, Celo Community and others.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Confederation of Non-Aligned Peace Organizations.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Communist Party.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Consultive Peace Council.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Delhi-Peking Walk.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Democracy Unlimited.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
FACTS.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
The Fallout Suits.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Friends Committee on National Legislation.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1960.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1961.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1962 (January-July).
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1962 (August) - 1963 (January).
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Focus Society.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Friendly World Broadcasting, Ed Randall.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Friends General Conference.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Friends Coordinating Peace Council.
Box DG 093: 14 [off-site box SCPC-3681]
Friends Peace Committee.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Friends Witness for World Order.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Fund for Education Concerning World Peace through World Law.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
General Strike for Peace.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Humanity Guild.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
International Cooperation Year, 1965.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
International Confederation for Disarmament and Peace.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
International Voluntary Service.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Koinonia Farm.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Labor Action for Peace.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Lisle Fellowship.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Lobby for Peace.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
The Methodist Church.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
National Committee of 1000.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
New York Friends Group, Inc.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Operation Freedom.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Overseas Peace Action.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Peace Centers, various.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Palma Ceia Methodist Church.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Peace Institute New York Yearly Meeting of Friends.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Peace Action Calendar.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Peace Cebters, activities.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Peace News.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Peace Research Institute.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Peacemaker.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Pendle Hill.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Polaris Action.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Political Action for Peace.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Promoting Enduring Peace, Inc.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Quebec-Washington-Guantanamo Walk.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Sane, 1961.
Box DG 093: 15 [off-site box SCPC-3682]
Sane, (1962 – 1963).
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
Socialist Party.
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
Social Questions Bulletins.
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
Society of Brothers.
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
South Jersey Peace Center Committee.
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
Student Peace Union.
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
Student Pickets.
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
Students for a Democratic Society.
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
Toward World Democracy.
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
Treaty of 1794 Committee.
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
Tucson Peace Project.
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
Turn Toward Peace, 1961 - 1962 (April).
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
Turn Toward Peace, 1962 (May) - 1963 (February).
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
Turn Toward Peace, 1963 (March-November).
Box DG 093: 16 [off-site box SCPC-3683]
War Resisters League.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
Washington Pacifist Fellowship.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
Women Strike for Peace, 1961.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
Women Strike for Peace, 1962.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
World Committee for Peace.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
World Constitution Coordinating Committee.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
World Federalists.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
World Neighbors.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
World Peace Brigade.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
World Peace Broadcasting Foundation.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
Worldview College.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]

Press, TV, radio coverage.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
The Nation, "The Terrible Meek", Mervin, W. S.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
Peace Action Center Press Releases, 1961 (April-December).
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
Audio Visual Aids.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
Church Magazine List.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
Press List for Washington Personnel.
Box DG 093: 17 [off-site box SCPC-3684]
Program materials, master file.
Box DG 093: 18 [off-site box SCPC-3685]
Program materials, master file (continued).
Box DG 093: 18 [off-site box SCPC-3685]
Missiles and Rockets.
Box DG 093: 18 [off-site box SCPC-3685]
Mutual Agreement and Discipline.
Box DG 093: 18 [off-site box SCPC-3685]
Thoughts on the Brink of War.
Box DG 093: 18 [off-site box SCPC-3685]
Vigil at Fort Detrick, 1961 (December).
Box DG 093: 18 [off-site box SCPC-3685]
Leaflets, master file.
Box DG 093: 18 [off-site box SCPC-3685]
Civil Defense Project.
Box DG 093: 18 [off-site box SCPC-3685]
Count Case.
Box DG 093: 18 [off-site box SCPC-3685]
Petition to President Kennedy concerning Cuba.
Box DG 093: 18 [off-site box SCPC-3685]
The Role of Nonviolent Direct Action in the 1960s, working papers.
Box DG 093: 18 [off-site box SCPC-3685]
Student Vigil.
Box DG 093: 18 [off-site box SCPC-3685]
Special Projects, Peace Action Center Information.
Box DG 093: 19 [off-site box SCPC-3686]
Special Projects, Peace Action Center Weekly Forum.
Box DG 093: 19 [off-site box SCPC-3686]
Special Projects, other.
Box DG 093: 19 [off-site box SCPC-3686]
Vermont Project.
Box DG 093: 19 [off-site box SCPC-3686]

Material from Re-File Box, 1993.
Box DG 093: 20
Material from Re-File Box, 1997.
Box DG 093: 20
Material from Re-File Box, 1998.
Box DG 093: 20
Material from Re-File Box, 2010.
Box DG 093: 20
Acc. 2020-038 An Appeal to the Peace of the United States and the Soviet Union on behalf of the Human Family, 1962.
Box DG 093: 20

Print, Suggest